Cercle Brugge KSV vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven, Jupiler League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Jupiler Pro League · 2023-24

Cercle Brugge KSV

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Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Sat 7 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Jan Breydel Stadion HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 35' Thibault Vlietinck

Y 55' Siebe Schrijvers

Hannes Van der Bruggen 56' Y

Y 78' Kento Misao

Kevin Denkey 88' Y

Overview

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Cercle Brugge KSV vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven — Jupiler League at Jan Breydel Stadion.

Cercle Brugge KSV 30 games · 31 pts (2026/27)
Oud-Heverlee Leuven 30 games · 34 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Wim Smet

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	30	66
2	Club Brugge KV	30	63
3	K. Sint-Truidense VV	30	57
4	KAA Gent	30	45
5	KV Mechelen	30	45
6	RSC Anderlecht	30	44
7	KRC Genk	30	42
8	Royal Standard de Liege	30	40
9	KVC Westerlo	30	39
10	Royal Antwerp FC	30	35
11	Sporting du Pays de Charleroi	30	34
12	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	30	34
13	SV Zulte-Waregem	30	32
14	UR La Louviere Centre	30	31
15	Cercle Brugge KSV	30	31
16	FC Verbroedering Dender EH	30	19

Head-to-Head

Cercle Brugge KSV 12 games · Avg 2.7 goals Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Last 5 meetings

2023-10-07 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2023-02-10 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 0–0 Cercle Brugge KSV 2022-11-05 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 2022-02-12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–2 Cercle Brugge KSV 2021-07-31 Cercle Brugge KSV 1–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Recent Form

Cercle Brugge KSV

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Oct	Oud-Heverlee Leuven	H	3–2	W
29 Sep	KV Kortrijk	A	1–2	L
24 Sep	Royale Union Saint-Gilloise	H	0–2	L
16 Sep	RWDM Molenbeek FC	A	1–2	L
02 Sep	KVC Westerlo	H	2–1	W
27 Aug	K. Sint-Truidense VV	A	2–0	W

Oud-Heverlee Leuven

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Oct	Cercle Brugge KSV	A	2–3	L
30 Sep	Royal Standard de Liege	H	1–2	L
23 Sep	KV Mechelen	A	2–1	W
17 Sep	KAA Gent	H	1–1	D
01 Sep	KV Kortrijk	H	3–0	W
26 Aug	KAS Eupen	A	1–3	L

Season Stats

Cercle Brugge KSV		Oud-Heverlee Leuven
#15	Position	#12
31	Points	34
30	Played	30
7 / 10 / 13	W / D / L	9 / 7 / 14
39	Scored	32
47	Conceded	43
-8	GD	-11
1.03	PPG	1.13
23%	Win %	30%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

58% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Cercle Brugge KSV are 15th (31 pts). Oud-Heverlee Leuven are 12th (34 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Cercle Brugge KSV vs Oud-Heverlee Leuven — let the football do the talking.
3' Magnificent from Kevin Denkey! That is 77 goals in 190 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
4' Goal! Raz Shlomo scores his 1 goal in 184 matches.
9' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 9 minutes.
14' Cercle Brugge KSV are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Oud-Heverlee Leuven's shape.
19' The 23-year-old Hugo Siquet has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
24' The energy levels are beginning to show. Marc Brys might look to freshen things up shortly.
29' Oud-Heverlee Leuven come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ezechiel Banzuzi, as he is very good at scoring at Jan Breydel Stadion with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
35' Controversy at the stadium! Thibault Vlietinck argues furiously but the card stands.
37' The deadlock is broken! Kevin Denkey gets on the scoresheet on 37 minutes.
37' A change in the Oud-Heverlee Leuven ranks — Jon Dagur THorsteinsson exits the field as Ezechiel Banzuzi enters on 37.
42' Christiaan Ravych is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cercle Brugge KSV so far.
44' Goal! Ezechiel Banzuzi scores his 4 goal in 103 matches.
49' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
54' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
55' Siebe Schrijvers has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 55.
56' It’s gonna be a card for Hannes Van der Bruggen.
61' Cercle Brugge KSV are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
62' Cercle Brugge KSV make a change. Alan Minda trudges off to be replaced by Flavio Nazinho on 62 minutes.
67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Cercle Brugge KSV that had 358 games and scored 324 goals.
69' The supporters are chanting for Joren Dom. He replaces Thibault Vlietinck on 69 minute.
70' Jonatan Braut Brunes is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nachon Nsingi at the 70 minute mark.
71' Jesper Daland gets the nod from Cercle Brugge KSV. He replaces Edgaras Utkus and will look to change the dynamic.
76' Cercle Brugge KSV is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
78' That looks like a foul for a card for Kento Misao.
82' The supporters are chanting for Sofian Kiyine. He replaces Siebe Schrijvers on 82 minute.
84' Cercle Brugge KSV ring the changes. Hannes Van der Bruggen has done his job and it is now time for Nils De Wilde to step up.
87' Kevin Denkey has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 87 minutes.
88' It’s gonna be a card for Kevin Denkey.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Oud-Heverlee Leuven.

Lineups

Cercle Brugge KSV Lineups

Starting XI

22
Leonardo Lopes
10
Yann Gboho ↓ Felix Lemarechal 71'
28
Hannes Van der Bruggen ↓ Nils De Wilde 84'
9
Kevin Denkey
34
Thibo Somers
1
Warleson
5
Boris Popovic
41
Hugo Siquet
66
Christiaan Ravych
3
Edgaras Utkus ↓ Jesper Daland 71'
11
Alan Minda ↓ Flavio Nazinho 62'

Bench

Coach Miron Muslic

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Lineups

Starting XI

77
Thibault Vlietinck ↓ Joren Dom 69'
8
Siebe Schrijvers ↓ Sofian Kiyine 82'
16
Maxence Prevot
20
Hamza Mendyl
17
Kento Misao
28
Ewoud Pletinckx
7
Jon Dagur THorsteinsson ↓ Ezechiel Banzuzi 37'
88
Youssef Maziz
43
Nachon Nsingi ↓ Jonatan Braut Brunes 70'
23
Joel Schingtienne
3
Raz Shlomo

Bench

Coach Marc Brys

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Kevin Denkey	6
Ike Ugbo	3
Thomas Henry	3
Rabbi Matondo	2
Mario Gonzalez	2
Youssef Maziz	1
Sory Kaba	1
Kazeem Olaigbe	1

Head to Head

Cercle Brugge KSV Form

2023-10-07 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-09-29 KV Kortrijk 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-09-24 Cercle Brugge KSV 0–2 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise L 2023-09-16 RWDM Molenbeek FC 2–1 Cercle Brugge KSV L 2023-09-02 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–1 KVC Westerlo W 2023-08-27 K. Sint-Truidense VV 0–2 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Oud-Heverlee Leuven Form

2023-10-07 Cercle Brugge KSV 3–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L 2023-09-30 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–2 Royal Standard de Liege L 2023-09-23 KV Mechelen 1–2 Oud-Heverlee Leuven W 2023-09-17 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–1 KAA Gent D 2023-09-01 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 3–0 KV Kortrijk W 2023-08-26 KAS Eupen 3–1 Oud-Heverlee Leuven L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.8 Cercle Brugge KSV xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.46 Oud-Heverlee Leuven xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV48% Draw24% Oud-Heverlee Leuven28%

Actual: Cercle Brugge KSV win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes64% 0% No36%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Cercle Brugge KSV or Draw

72%

Draw or Oud-Heverlee Leuven

52%

Cercle Brugge KSV or Oud-Heverlee Leuven

76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Cercle Brugge KSV33% Draw42% Oud-Heverlee Leuven25%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.1%

2 – 2

6.3%

1 – 0

6.2%

2 – 0

6.2%

0 – 0

5.4%

3 – 1

5.2%

0 – 1

4.9%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 2

Actual

3 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Cercle Brugge KSV

Handicap	Cercle Brugge KSV covers	Push	Oud-Heverlee Leuven covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	20%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Cercle Brugge KSV keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Oud-Heverlee Leuven keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.